Q & A with Pats Pulpit

The drama’s gotten so bad that I’ve stopped listening to local sports radio. But part of it is Randy’s own fault. Everytime his production dips, the MSM pundits simply draw on his book of past failings and rip into him. If it’s not production it’s what he says at press conferences. It’s crazy. Call me a homer, but I’d like to believe he’s honestly trying to do the best for the team. There’s also rumors that he’s playing with a bad back; mid season that came out, but we haven’t heard much since.

Yeah, Mr. Bundchen is pretty banged up. Our recent matchup against the Bills was one of the lowest in terms of production, mostly because of 2 long bombs that ended up as PI’s against Buffalo; aside from that, he’s 55 yards shy of 4,000 yards, but around half his 2007 TD production. I would argue that’s mostly due to a lack of quality targets.

I think Brady will be ok in bad weather; the Pats get to practice in it a lot (Belichick brings them outside during the week). Will it limit production? Most likely.

I think he has about 5 years barring a catastrophic injury. As far as future prospects, current backup Brian Hoyer is untested, but competent. I’d like to see him play a whole game which could happen if we seal up a division title and Belichick decides to rest his starters.

The one about the smallish running back. Man, what’s that guy’s name…

Winning certainly makes the fanbase a little more tolerant of his “eccentricities”. But I think he’s absolutely hilarious. I mean, what head coach actually LIKES to get up in front of a crowd of reporters, especially after a loss? Belichick just doesn’t hide his disdain. I can practically script his pressers myself, but I love watching them for the occasional gem:

Reporter: Tell us how the other team came away with the win.

Belichick: They scored more points than us.

I’m not kidding…

Baker and Watson have both spent time injured. Add to that a depleted O-line and much of the time they’re in is helping block on the line.

The run defense has been pretty solid up the middle (when Wilfork’s not injured), but they’re having a tough time sealing the edge. The pass defense has been spotty, but overall the defense isn’t giving up tons of points. My biggest complaint is the lack of third down stops.

The last time I gave a prediction was Black Sunday (Pats vs Giants Super Bowl). Never more.

pick him. Snyder and his Redskins are my lead candidate. They draft and sign names-and we saw yesterday how bad that could turnout…
I seriously hope we will NOT pull the trigger on him….

Maybe if he fell to second or third round in the draft. I doubt he would trade up to get the guy. They haven’t had a first round QB since Bledsoe, and Hoodie got rid of him. He has drafted many low round QB’s.

Draft needs: Pass rushing OLB for need, receiver depth (at least 1 burner), at least 1 O-line guy for depth, running back.

Weakest link on your offense: Lack of a true #3 receiver. Moss is great (double teamed all the time), Welker’s great (open most of the time with great hands), and then the cupboard’s bare. Not enough targets. Sam Aiken is a special teams captain who fills a role. Edelman is a converted QB with a broken arm. Stanback is a converted QB (haven’t seen him much), and Tate is on IR. Two big targets and nothing.

Who do you want the Pats to target specifically in the Draft? third receiver and potential replacement for Moss (not that there is another Randy Moss). Having said that, Hoodie drafts for value over need, so who knows what we’ll get.

Which rival do you hate the most? Easy, the Jets. The coach talks trash, the team talks trash, the fans talk trash all the time. I can respect just about every other team, but I can’t respect that.

What is your take on the Pats drafting successes, especially in getting 2nd round picks?
Future picks (often devalued) and numerous picks have been important to the Pats of late. I guess the way I look at it is fishing. You can drop your hook one at a time and hope you get the one you want, or you can drop a net and get a bunch of them and sort them out later. That is the scheme of late. If you have five picks, then you need to hit on the majority of them. If you have ten picks, you can withstand more misses.